Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pathophysiology | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Wilkes.

Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology |
Questions with Verified Answers | 100%
Correct | Grade A – Wilkes.

A 30-year-old female c/o fatigue, arthritis, rash and changes in
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urine color. Laboratory testing reveals anemia, lymphopenia and
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kidney inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the
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following is also likely to be present?
i,- Autoantibodies
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A 40-year-old is diagnosed with SLE. Which of the following
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findings would be considered a symptom of this disease?
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A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine. When the
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person asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse
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respond? The antigen is: alive, but less infectious.
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An immunologist is discussing endotoxin production. Which
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information should the immunologist include? Endotoxins are
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produced by: gram-negative bacteria.
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,A 50-year-old female experiences decreased blood pressure,
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decreased oxygen delivery, cardiovascular shock and subsequent
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death. A complication of endotoxic shock is suspected. Which of
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the following is the most likely cause?
i,- Gram-negative bacteria
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Which information indicates a correct understanding of viral
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vaccines? Most viral vaccines contain: attenuated viruses.
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A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired
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immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which decreased lab finding i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



would be expect to accompany this virus?
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A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the
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following treatments would be most effective?
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therapy (ART) i,-




When the immunologist says that pathogens possess virulence,
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what does virulence mean?
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A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer.
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Which of the following terms best described this growth?
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Neoplasm

,Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics
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of malignant tumors?
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A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or
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squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
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situ


A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular
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tissue. What type of tumor will be documented on the chart?
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Adenocarcinoma


A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals
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that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse
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realized this cancer would be documented as stage:
i,- 3
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An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses
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differentiation. Which of the following is the oncologist i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



describing? Anaplasia i,-i,- i,-




Which of the following indicates a nurse understands a proto-
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oncogene? A proto-oncogene is best define as a(n) _____ gene.
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normal i,-

, A patient was diagnosed as HIV positive several years ago. Which
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of the following blood tests is most clinically useful for
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determining the stage and severity of her disease?
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counts


When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against
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antigens expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction
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occurs? (transfusions, transplant tissues, pregnancy)
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Alloimmune


A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He
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begins itching and develops pains, swelling, redness and
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respiratory difficulties. He is suffering from:
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When a patient presents at the ED for an allergic reaction, the
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nurse recognized the most severe consequences of a type I
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hypersensitivity reaction is: anaphylaxis i,- i,- i,-i,- i,-




A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex-mediated
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disease is: serum sickness
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When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus
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erythematosus (SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-